1: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Niger External Affairs 23 August 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): “Its main interests would seem to be monitoring the safe exploitation and export of Niger's uranium reserves (though it does not import or invest in the production of Nigerien ore), the monitoring of Libyan influence, and the implementation of counter-terrorist initiatives designed to contain the spread of Salafist violence from Algeria.”
3: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Niger External Affairs 23 August 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): “Its main interests would seem to be monitoring the safe exploitation and export of Niger's uranium reserves (though it does not import or invest in the production of Nigerien ore), the monitoring of Libyan influence, and the implementation of counter-terrorist initiatives designed to contain the spread of Salafist violence from Algeria.”
4: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Djibouti External Affairs 22 March 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): “Djibouti became an important base for the US in mid-2002 when it deployed a significant number of troops, including special forces and intelligence personnel, to the state. These forces used the French military's abandoned facilities in Djibouti, plus the port and airport, to support counter-terrorist operations in the region.”
5: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Djibouti External Affairs 22 March 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): "They were joined by another 1,000 personnel based offshore in late 2002. These came ashore in May 2003, with the establishment of Camp Lemonier just outside the capital. The camp has a reported strength of 1,800 US personnel and appears to be an open-ended deployment."
8: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Angola External Affairs 26 April 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "With the US increasingly concerned with maritime security in areas of oil production, and Angola currently lacking any maritime capabilities, co-operation in re-establishing the Angolan navy is potentially a major new priority. In September 2005, a joint exercise (Med-Flag 2005) was held, involving some 700 Angolan and more than 200 US troops. The exercise, which took place in Ambriz, Bengo Province, to the north of Luanda, was designed to increase joint military capacity in the event of natural disasters."
9: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Angola External Affairs 26 April 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "Angola has received USD 400 million of US aid since 1994 and USD 4 billion investment, mainly in oil. It is the second largest destination for US investment in Africa after South Africa. US oil companies, including Exxon Mobil, Gulf Energy, Devon/Ocean Oil, Marathon Oil, Occidental and especially ChevronTexaco, all have significant stakes in the Angolan economy."
10: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Nigeria External Affairs 3 August 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "In mid-September 2003, Nigeria suffered a setback when it was returned to the US list of major drugs-transiting nations. On the other hand, the US provided USD 1.1 million assistance in early October for Nigerian law enforcement programs, including the combating of drug trafficking."
15: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Ethiopia External Affairs 29 March 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "While the US has sought to balance positive relations with both countries, Ethiopia, with a much greater population and long borders with both Sudan and Somalia, is seen to occupy a position of greater strategic importance to the US in its counter-terrorism activity in the Horn region. The US presence in (and influence over) Djibouti also tends to boost Ethiopia's position, disinclining Djibouti from any measures that might disrupt Ethiopian trade flows."
Sources For Key Country Findings:
1: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Niger External Affairs 23 August 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): “Its main interests would seem to be monitoring the safe exploitation and export of Niger's uranium reserves (though it does not import or invest in the production of Nigerien ore), the monitoring of Libyan influence, and the implementation of counter-terrorist initiatives designed to contain the spread of Salafist violence from Algeria.”
3: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Niger External Affairs 23 August 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): “Its main interests would seem to be monitoring the safe exploitation and export of Niger's uranium reserves (though it does not import or invest in the production of Nigerien ore), the monitoring of Libyan influence, and the implementation of counter-terrorist initiatives designed to contain the spread of Salafist violence from Algeria.”
4: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Djibouti External Affairs 22 March 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): “Djibouti became an important base for the US in mid-2002 when it deployed a significant number of troops, including special forces and intelligence personnel, to the state. These forces used the French military's abandoned facilities in Djibouti, plus the port and airport, to support counter-terrorist operations in the region.”
5: Jane’s Sentinel Security Assessment – Djibouti External Affairs 22 March 2007 (accessed through Jane’s): "They were joined by another 1,000 personnel based offshore in late 2002. These came ashore in May 2003, with the establishment of Camp Lemonier just outside the capital. The camp has a reported strength of 1,800 US personnel and appears to be an open-ended deployment."
8: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Angola External Affairs 26 April 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "With the US increasingly concerned with maritime security in areas of oil production, and Angola currently lacking any maritime capabilities, co-operation in re-establishing the Angolan navy is potentially a major new priority. In September 2005, a joint exercise (Med-Flag 2005) was held, involving some 700 Angolan and more than 200 US troops. The exercise, which took place in Ambriz, Bengo Province, to the north of Luanda, was designed to increase joint military capacity in the event of natural disasters."
9: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Angola External Affairs 26 April 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "Angola has received USD 400 million of US aid since 1994 and USD 4 billion investment, mainly in oil. It is the second largest destination for US investment in Africa after South Africa. US oil companies, including Exxon Mobil, Gulf Energy, Devon/Ocean Oil, Marathon Oil, Occidental and especially ChevronTexaco, all have significant stakes in the Angolan economy."
10: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Nigeria External Affairs 3 August 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "In mid-September 2003, Nigeria suffered a setback when it was returned to the US list of major drugs-transiting nations. On the other hand, the US provided USD 1.1 million assistance in early October for Nigerian law enforcement programs, including the combating of drug trafficking."
15: Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment – Ethiopia External Affairs 29 March 2007 (accessed through Jane's): "While the US has sought to balance positive relations with both countries, Ethiopia, with a much greater population and long borders with both Sudan and Somalia, is seen to occupy a position of greater strategic importance to the US in its counter-terrorism activity in the Horn region. The US presence in (and influence over) Djibouti also tends to boost Ethiopia's position, disinclining Djibouti from any measures that might disrupt Ethiopian trade flows."